# 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

The 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's professional basketball clubs and the 21st edition of the tournament being in the form of a true intercontinental tournament. It was contested through a best-of-three playoff format, in September 1996, in order to determine the world club champion. It was contested between the winners of the 1995–96 season of the FIBA European League, Panathinaikos, and Olimpia, the winners of the 1996 edition of the FIBA South American League.
The first game of the 3 game series was held on 4 September 1996, at the Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, the home arena of Olimpia. Olimpia won the first game of the series by a score of 89–83. The Olympic Indoor Hall hosted the last 2 games, on 10 September 1996, and 12 September 1996. Panathinaikos won the second and third games of the series, and became the 1996 world club champions.

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Home team | Result | Road team |
| Game 1 | September 4 | Olimpia | 89–83 | Panathinaikos |
| Game 2 | September 10 | Panathinaikos | 83–78 | Olimpia |
| Game 3 | September 12 | Panathinaikos | 101–76 | Olimpia |
Panathinaikos won the series 2-1.

### Game 1

* September 4 2:00
| Olimpia | 89–83 | Panathinaikos |
| Pts: Racca 25 | | Pts: Amaechi 23 |
* Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, Rosaria, Argentina Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Juan Figueroa (PUR), José Lapaix (DOM)
Olimpia: Montecchia 6, Racca 25, Wilson 8, Jadlow 21, Uranga 7, Victoriano 12, Gutiérrez 2, Nocioni 2, Zulberti 6.
Panathinaikos: Dinkins 7, Alvertis 21, Koch 0, Amaechi 23, Martínez 8, Oikonomou 8, Georgikopoulos 0, Sconochini 16.

### Game 2

* September 10 16:00
* Report
| Panathinaikos | 83–78 | Olimpia |
| Scoring by half: 37-34, 46-44 |||
| Pts: Alvertis 30 Rebs: Amaechi 9 Asts: Dinkins 5 | | Pts: Victoriano 23 Rebs: Wilson 10 Asts: Victoriano 5 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Maroussi, Athens Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Danko Radić (CRO)
Panathinaikos: Dinkins 7, Sconochini 3, Alvertis 30, Oikonomou 16, Amaechi 19, Koch 8, Martínez 0.
Olimpia: Montecchia 5, Racca 11, Wilson 15, Uranga 4, Jadlow 9, Gutiérrez 5, Victoriano 23, Zulberti 0, Nocioni 6.

### Game 3

* September 12 16:00
* Report
| Panathinaikos | 101–76 | Olimpia de Venado Tuerto |
| Scoring by half: 47-40, 54-36 |||
| Pts: Dinkins 24 Rebs: Amaechi 10 Asts: Dinkins 6 | | Pts: Racca 28 Rebs: Uranga 7 Asts: Victoriano 3 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Maroussi, Athens Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Danko Radić (CRO)
Panathinaikos: Dinkins 24, Sconochini 12, Alvertis 8, Oikonomou 9, Amaechi 18, Koch 9, Martínez 13, Georgikopoulos 5, Skoutaris 3.
Olimpia: Montecchia 1, Racca 28, Wilson 6, Uranga 2, Jadlow 20, Gutiérrez 0, Victoriano 14, Zulberti 5, Nocioni 0, Burgos 0.
* 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champions
* Panathinaikos 1st title

## Rosters

| Panathinaikos | Olimpia |
Panathinaikos :
| Panathinaikos Pos No. Player SF4 Fragiskos Alvertis SG5 Ioannis Georgikopoulos PG6 Michael Koch PF8 Nikos Oikonomou PG9 Byron Dinkins SG/SF11 Hugo Sconochini F/C13 Ferran Martínez SF14 Leonidas Skoutaris C15 John Amaechi PF Marcelo Nicola Did not play PG10 Jon Korfas SG Vangelis Vourtzoumis C Saša Marković-Theodorakis Head coach: Božidar Maljković | Olimpia de Venado Tuerto Pos No. Player SF5 Michael Lamont Wilson PG6 Alejandro Montecchia PG8 Lucas Victoriano F10 Leonardo Gutiérrez F/C11 Alejandro Burgos F/C12 Sebastián Uranga SG/SF13 Jorge Racca F/C15 Todd Jadlow F Andrés Nocioni F Jorge Zulberti Head coach: Horacio Seguí |